I am not going to opine as to whether Parliament should do that or not. I think it creates a lot of problems, and it creates some of the problems Mr. Hardy referred to.
The current threshold is a strong one. We can have a debate about whether Ontario's system is better than Manitoba's system, which is better than Alberta's system. They all have slightly different thresholds. The new federal threshold is low. It's not horribly low, but it is creating a strain on small business. You have seen representatives from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business who have been here and have said that some of these requirements—the paper burden—are significant. That's something you need to be mindful of.
My recommendation isn't that the lobbying commissioner be allowed to pick some number and work from there. I think it should be Parliament that picks that number. You, through the democratic process, can build it into the act. You, through a recommendation of the committee, can give guidance. It shouldn't be only an officer of Parliament. It should have that parliamentary stamp of approval.